Welcome, I got you beat by a couple of years, I came to Maine in 1981 courtesy of the USN, I do postal league bullseye shooting and am a member of the Androsscoggin County Fish and Game Association in the Lewiston / Auburn area.
just adding my two cents in to the self defense discussion. The photo is a target shot at 50' with a MK-IV 22/45 target model. Granted no one was shooting back and there was no stress. The head was shot two handed and the body was one handed. My point is that shots must hit the target and for...
I think the original intent or discussion was about hand strength, and handling recoil. The best defense is to be proactive and prepared. just my $.02 worth.
An Elderly gentleman was at the range one day shooting an old .22 revolver, at 25 yards he consistently hit the black on a B-3 target. He asked to shoot my P-95 and of course I obliged. Well I was probably half his age and yet he easily made me look like an armature, and with my edc gun to boot...
My P-95 DC is a "99" vintage and so far I have put many many thousands of rounds of whatever was on sale at wally world, including the +P+ or whatever. It still functions flawlessly and will easily hit a 6" steel gong or that "spot" on a silhouette target when shooting at 15 yards. A great...
I have red dots from Dagger Defense, they are light weight inexpensive and very reliable. I use one on a MK-IV 22/45 target and 1 on a MK-II gov tar model I compete in bullseye with the MK II and have the MK-IV for fun shooting and plates. The Red dots absolutely reliable.